Candy yum!

The holidays mean sweets so I decided to learn the art candy making. I picked some of the candies my grandmother would like. If they are good enough maybe I will send them to her. She has soooommmme sweet tooth.

Divinity

I am not so sure I pulled this one off. It's not like I remembered...sooo Iama gonna dip it in chocolate.

3c sugar 3 egg whites

1 c simple syrup 1 c chopped nuts

1/2 c hot water 1 tsp vanilla

cook sugar, syrup and water together until syrup forms a hard ball when droped in cold wather (265 degrees). Do not stir after sugar is dissolved.

Pour syrup slowly over the stiffly beaten egg whites.

Beat until creamy, add chopped nuts and vanilla.

Pour in buttered pans and cut into squares or drop from spoon onto waxed paper

Maple marshmallows

This summer I bought some of these from a local organic maple syrup vendor at our farmers market and they made eating marshmallows a delicacy. So I made my own recipe.

I did this recipe with out the kids since it is a long process. My nephew Nic would love this one, he loves fluffer-nutters.

Homemade Maple Marshmallows

3packets of knox gelatin

1/2 cup cold water

2 cups sugar

2 cups medium amber maple syrup

1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp maple flavor

1tsp vanilla

Soak gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water for 20 mins

Combine the sugar and maple syrup and bring to a boil (236 degrees F)

cook til it forms a soft ball in cold water

Remove sugar mixture from heat and add to gelatin

Beat for 20 mins. yes 20 mins

Add vanilla and salt

Pour out onto buttered pan not too thick. I use a 9 by 13 inch pan

When cold, cut into squares and roll in powered sugar or coconut

candied grapefruit rind

3 grapfruit rind 3 cups sugar

Cut grapefruit into half inch strips

Partially cover with water and bring to a boil for 20 mins

Drain and do it again.

Repeat until the rind has a transparent and tender.

Add sugar after last cooking and cook until syrupy (is that a word?)

Drain off syrup and roll in extra fine sugar

Crunchy Toffee Fudge

Butter for the pan

24 oz of Semisweet chips

12 oz of butterscotch

14 oz of sweetened condensed milk

3 tbsp coffee

package of toffee crushed

Heat chips, milk and coffee.

Butter pan and pour toffee in the bottom

Then pour fudge on top and let set